HEAVY HORSES

HEAVY HORSE STABLING:

A booking fee of £27.50 will be charged per stable reserved, which will be refunded after the show to all exhibitors with horses forward. An Exhibitor may only book stabling for the number of horses entered; stables will NOT be allocated for the storage of harness, feed etc. in their own interests, exhibitors should store all equipment securely in their travelling vehicles.
Exhibitors with HORSES entered in IN-HAND and IN-HARNESS classes only, may only reserve stables at the reduced rate for the night of Wednesday, 26th July

JUDGES:

MR W B HICKS, Cornwall (In-Hand and In-Harness classes V4 to V8)
MR N RAYNER, Hampshire (Turnout classes V1,V2 V3,V 9, V10 and V11)

REGULATIONS:

All Exhibitors entering, competing or exhibiting an animal in a class covered by a Breed Society, shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the relevant Breed Society and subject to its
constitution and rules.

QUALIFIERS, TROPHIES and SPECIAL ROSETTES:

SHIRE HORSE OF THE YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP. This is a qualifying round for the Shire Horse of the Year Championship to be held at the Scope Festival at the Staffordshire Showground, 2006. The Championship is subject to Shire Horse Society conditions. The qualifying and Reserve Qualifying horses will receive rosettes. Should the Qualifying horse withdraw, the reserve will be invited to attend the final. Prize money will be awarded by The Shire Horse Society after the final.

JOHN ROWSELL TROPHY (perpetual) donated by Mr John Rowsell to the overall winner of the Pairs Turnout classes V1 and V2

JOHN PERKINS SILVER TROPHY (perpetual) donated by Mr John Perkins to the overall winner of the Singles Turnout classes V3 and V4

NEW FOREST AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY CHALLENGE CUP (perpetual) for the winner of class V5

DE MOWBRAY CUP (perpetual) for the winner of class V6

COLE CUP (perpetual) donated by B Cole & Sons for winner of class V7

HEATHFIELD CARAVAN PARK CUP (perpetual) donated by Miss L House for the winner of the Heavy Horse In Hand championship

BROWNLOW SILVER TROPHY (perpetual) donated by Lieut Col J D C Brownlow for the winner of of the Teams Turnout class V11

THE SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY offers a silver plated spoon and rosette for the best filly or mare providing the owner is, a Member of the Shire Horse Society. No animal may win more than one Spoon during any one year. The winning animal must be registered or eligible for registration in the Stud Book or Grade B Register.

THE BRITISH PERCHERON HORSE SOCIETY offers a special award rosette to the best registered Percheron Horse.

THE CLYDESDALE HORSE SOCIETY. A Shield (which will be engraved by the Clydesdale Horse Society) will be presented to the best yearling or two year old colt or filly, registered or eligible for registration with the Society, not having won a shield before in its lifetime. The exhibitor must be a current member of the Clydesdale Horse Society.

THE SUFFOLK HORSE SOCIETY offers a rosette to the best registered Suffolk Horse.

ENTRY FEES: £12 each; NFASS Members £8 (Foal class V9 only - NO ENTRY FEE)

PRIZE MONEY: 1st £35; 2nd £25; 3rd £20; 4th £15; 5th £10 and 6th £10
Foal class V9 only: 1st £15; 2nd £10 and 3rd £5

A travelling grant will be made to all exhibitors forward.
A Special prize of £20 will be awarded to the highest placed non-Shire in each class with the exception of V9 and the Championship. A special prize of £10 will be awarded to the carter of the winner of each class with the exception of H8 and the Championship

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TUESDAY, 25th JULY

V1 HEAVY HORSE PAIRS AGRICULTURAL TURNOUT - Two or four wheeled vehicle without springs and without a high seat

V2 HEAVY HORSE PAIRS TRADE TURNOUT

WEDNESDAY, 26th JULY

V3 HEAVY HORSE SINGLES AGRICULTURAL TURNOUT - Two or four-wheeled vehicle without springs and without a high seat

V4 HEAVY HORSE SINGLES TRADE TURNOUT

THURSDAY, 27th JULY

V5 HEAVY HORSE GELDING - Three years old or over

V6 HEAVY HORSE BARREN MARE - Three years old or over

V7 HEAVY HORSE FILLY, COLT or GELDING

V8 HEAVY HORSE BROOD MARE - With own foal at foot

V9 HEAVY HORSE FOAL - At least three weeks old on the day of the show. Exhibited with mare in class V7, but judged separately

HEAVY HORSE IN-HAND CHAMPIONSHIP - To be judged from the first and second prizewinners in classes V4 - V7

V10 HEAVY HORSE IN HARNESS - Best turned out

V11 HEAVY HORSE TURNOUT TEAMS

HEAVY HORSE TURNOUT CHAMPIONSHIP - To be judged from the winning Turnouts in classes V1, V2, V3, V4 and V11 The Heavy Horse Turnout champion will qualify to go forward to the Supreme Harness Championship